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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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![]() (Photo credit: George K. Linney) |
![]() (Photo credit: Walter Hodge, from Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants; used with permission) |
Other names: | autumn olive |
Description: | Spiny shrub 10-14' tall, with alternate 1.5-3.5" leaves having shiny white, scaly undersides, white 1/2" flowers, and 1/4" fleshy, red, ellipsoid fruits. |
Risk areas: | Moist and wet open areas. |